Organizational Development and Training (formerly Staff Development) designs and produces training for the professional development of DHS employees and for the improvement of DHS culture, organizational and work effectiveness.
ODT provides monthly supervisor and update training, quarterly leadership development (Leadership in a High performance Culture) and professional development courses. ODT provides training on DHS, State and Federal personnel policies and procedures. In FY 2010, ODT designed and implemented the new DHS Professional Development Program for employees to enhance skills including but not limited to: interpersonal communications, computer, and teamwork and customer service. ODT believes it is essential to invest in the professional growth and development of all DHS employees for individual and organizational benefit.

Management and monitoring the flow of DHS funding and ensuring the efficiency of fund operations; providing accurate and timely reporting of financial status and balance of funds; ensuring compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including the Cash Management Improvement Act agreement.

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Call 501-371-2094

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Reporting and Forecasting

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Grants Management including fiscal monitoring of DHS awards and funded projects from inception to final reporting and ensuring fiscal compliance with federal and state regulations and award terms and conditions. Financial reporting on and monitoring of over three and a half billion dollars annually awarded to DHS from federal funding sources. Maintenance of the DHS Grants Database, a current and complete comprehensive catalog of all funding sources that DHS is administering.

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Call 501-371-2094

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Research and Statistics

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Processing and reporting of Cost Allocation using the required and approved Public Assistance Cost Allocation Plan to determine the quarterly indirect costs for each DHS program, based on actual effort and benefit to each affected program, and measured using federally approved methodologies. Cost Allocation methodologies include time studies, headcounts, and other statistical methods.

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Call 501-320-6083

Payroll/Benefits

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Payroll and Benefits

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Processes the department's payroll for more than 7,400 employees. In addition, the Section manages the enrollment and maintenance actions of all employee benefits such as Health Insurance and Deferred Compensation programs.